I lost two more baby goats this morning.
It has been in the 50-60s for a while now. But suddenly we got a cold snap and a bad ice storm. Temps below zero or single digits. Figures it is the week babies are due.
Found two this morning, they froze to death.
I feel like such a failure. I have never lost babies goats until this year. I am so upset, and feel so guilty for the little ones. I have already bawled my eyes out.
Of course the babies were sold. So another $600 down the crapper.
I only have 2 more does left to kid. I am going to the farm store today and buying a dog pen that I can set up inside my big barn, hopefully they will be warmer in there and the babies will have a chance of survival. I also am hooking up a baby monitor so I can tell if they kid over night.
It is suppose to warm up within a week. Pray the last two can hold their babies in until then.
I set another $100 to my IRA.
Another Sad Day
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Once the babies are dry they can stand pretty cold temperatures. It is the time when they are first born and wet that is the most critical. Usually I am there for the kiddings and I help dry them off. If its really cold I will bring them inside until they are dry. This is the first year I have missed the kiddings. I wont make the same mistake again. Now I just worry they will kid when I am at work.
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